EvelynHeun&JenniferBeasley

2/26/15
English10

Vocabulary

Accusatorycontaininganaccusationaccusing:
Adjective
[uh
kyoozuhtawree,tohree]
Dontusethataccusatorytonewithme!
Acerbicsourorastringentintaste:
Adjective
[uh
surbik]
Thefruitpunchhasanacerbictastetoit.
Ambivalenthavingmixedfeelingsaboutsomeoneorsomethingbeingunabletochoose
betweentwo(usuallyopposing)coursesofaction:
Adjective
[ambivuhluhnt]
Iamveryambivalentaboutmakingdecsionsinlife.
Apathetichavingorshowinglittleornoemotion:
adjective
[ap
uhthetik]
Myparentsareveryapathetictowardsmyrelatives.
Callousmadehardhardened.
Adjective
[kaluhs]
Myhandsarecallousafterplayingtennis.
Churlishlikeachurlboorishrude:
Adjective
[churlish]
Thewomenonthebuswasverychurlishtowardsme.
Colloquial
characteristicoforappropriatetoordinaryorfamiliarconversationratherthan
formalspeechorwritinginformal.
Adjective
[kuhlohkweeuhl]
Thatparagraphexcludescolloquialelements.
Conciliatorytendingtoconciliate:
Adjective
[kuhnsileeuhtawree,tohree]

 Youtendtobeconciliatory,whichshowsyouweaknesses.
Derisivecharacterizedbyorexpressingderisioncontemptuousmocking:
Adjective
[dihrahysiv,risiv]
Thatmanhasaderisivelaugh.
Discursive
passingaimlesslyfromonesubjecttoanotherdigressiverambling.
Adjective
[dihskursiv]
Hisspeechwasverydiscursive.
Disdainful
fulloforshowingdisdain
scornful.
Adjective
[disdeynfuhl,dihsteyn]
Thewomangaveadisdainfulglare.
Eloquent
havingorexercisingthepoweroffluent,forceful,andappropriatespeech
Adjective
[el
uhkwuhnt]
HerspeechonWorldWarIwasveryeloquent.
Glibreadilyfluent,oftenthoughtlessly,superficially,orinsincerelyso
Adjective
[glib]
Thatcarsalesmanisaglibtalker.
Idiosyncraticpertainingtothenatureofidiosyncrasy,orsomethingpeculiartoanindividual:
Adjective
[ideeohsinkratik,sing]
ThatmanhasanIdiosyncraticpresence.
Jovialendowedwithorcharacterizedbyahearty,joyoushumororaspiritofgoodfellowship
Adjective
[johveeuhl]
Thatpriestwasveryjovial.
Morosegloomilyorsullenlyillhumored,asapersonormood.
Adjective
[muhrohs]
Thewomenwasmoroseafterherhusbandsdeath.
Obsequiouscharacterizedbyorshowingservilecomplaisanceordeferencefawning
Adjective
[uhbseekweeuhs]
Thestudentsareobsequioustowardstheteacher.
Pedanticostentatiousinone'slearning.

 Adjective
[puhdantik]
Thestudentsarepedanticinfrontofeachother.
Petulantmovedtoorshowingsudden,impatienceirritation,especiallyoversometrifling
annoyance
Adjective
[pechuhluhnt]
Hertoneofvoicewasbecomingpetulant,becausemybrotherdidn'tunderstandwhatshe
wastryingtoteachhimwhileshewastutoringhim.
Pompouscharacterizedbyanostentatiousdisplayofdignityorimportance
Adjective
[pompuhs]
Thisspeechwasverypompouseverybodypaidattention.
Quizzical
odd,queer,orcomical
Adjective
[kwizikuhl]
Areteacherhadaquizzicalwalkthatyoudon'tseeeveryday.
Sardoniccharacterizedbybitterorscornfulderisionmockingcynicalsneering,ironically
Adjective
[sahrdonik]
EventhoughIansweredsardonictheteacherdidn'tnotice.
Smugcontentedlyconfidentofone'sability,superiority,orcorrectnesscomplacent.excessively
selfsatisfied
Adjective
[smuhg]
BythesmuggrinonhisfaceIknewsomethingwenthisway.
Terseneatlyoreffectivelyconcisebriefandpithy,aslanguage
Adjective
[turs]
Thebookreviewwasveryterseeventhoughthebookwasfiveinchesthick.
Capricioussubjectto,ledby,orindicativeofasudden,oddnotionorunpredictablechange
erratic
Adjective
[kuhprishuhs,preeshuhs]
Thecapriciousweatherchangedareplansfortheday.
Churlishlikeachurlboorishrude,difficulttoworkordealwith:
Adjective
[churlish]
Thischurlishgroupwasgoingtobeachallenge.

Disillusion
tofreefromordepriveofillusion,belief,idealism,etc.disenchant
Verb
[disiloozhuhn]
Byhavingavegetariantoeatbaconisanactofdisillusion
Ferventhavingorshowinggreatwarmthorintensityofspirit,feeling,enthusiasm,etc.ardent
Adjective
[fur
vuhnt]
MyfriendwasveryferventonmybiggestdaywhichIhadworkedtowardsthepastyear.
Genialwarmlyandpleasantlycheerfulcordial
Adjective
[jeenyuhl,jeeneeuhl]
Theteacherwasverygenialaftershegradedthetestandtheyturnedoutpositive.
Irateangryenraged
Adjective
[ahyreyt,ahyreyt]
Thewayhewasbullyingthatgirlmademesoirate.
Prudentwiseorjudiciousinpracticalaffairssagaciousdiscreetorcircumspectsober.Careful
inprovidinginthefuture.
Adjective
[proodnt]
Hemadeaprudentdecision.
Sanguine
cheerfullyoptimistic,hopeful,orconfident
Adjective
[sanggwin]
Myfatherwassanguinethatweweregoingtowinthegametoday.
Selfeffacementtheactorfactofkeepingoneselfinthebackground,asinhumility
Noun
[selfifeysmuhnt,self]
Thatgirlneverspokebefore,theonewhoisalwaysselfeffacementineverythingshe
does.
Stridentmakingorhavingaharshsoundgratingcreaking.
Adjective
[strahydnt]
Iwastryingtosneakoutofmyhouse,butbymystridentfootstepsonarewoodenfloors
itwasalmostimpossible.
Zealousfullof,characterizedby,orduetozealardentlyactive,devoted,ordiligent.
Adjective
[zel
uhs]

 Shewasveryzealoustoherstudies,butforthefutureherparentshadplannedforhershe
didn'thaveachoice.